Nick Pivetta

31-Year-Old PitcherSP

Boston Red Sox

15-Day IL

Injury Elbow

Est. Return 4/26/2024

2024 Stats

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1-1

ERA

0.82

WHIP

0.82

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2024 Fantasy Outlook

After eight starts, Pivetta was sporting a 6.30 ERA and 1.55 WHIP with 42 strikeouts and nine homers allowed in 40 innings. He was moved to a multi-inning relief role where he excelled, posting a 2.70 ERA and 0.90 WHIP over 12 appearances spanning 20 frames. He fanned 25 with just one homer in that stretch. Pivetta spent the last three months of the season jumping between the rotation and serving as a bulk reliever, registering a 3.27 ERA and 0.97 WHIP over his final 82.2 innings, punching out 116 while surrendering a reasonable 13 homers. Pivetta's velocity picked up after he was initially demoted to the bullpen, and he started throwing his slider with more cutting action, both tweaks fueling Pivetta's second half success. He's a bit of a wild card this season as Pivetta exhibited success in several roles, and seemed to be at his best when he wasn't expected to pitch more than five frames, though he ended the season with two scoreless seven-inning starts. Pivetta's second half success can't be ignored, but paying for a repeat is a precarious proposition. Read Past Outlooks

RANKSFrom Preseason

#179

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Overall

Dynasty

League Majors

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'5"

Weight 214

DOB 2/14/1993

Born Victoria, Canada

College New Mexico JC

Drafted 4th Rd 2013 WSH

Slated to play catch Saturday

PBoston Red Sox

Elbow

April 12, 2024

Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Pivetta (elbow) will play catch Saturday, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

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Pivetta landed on the injured list just three days ago with a right elbow flexor strain, so it's a good sign that he's already been cleared to throw. The hope is that the right-hander won't be sidelined long. Cooper Criswell is expected to be called up from Triple-A Worcester to fill Pivetta's spot in the Red Sox's rotation.

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Pitching Appearances Breakdown

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Left/Right Pitching Splits

Since 2022

-3%

BAA vs RHP

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-40%

BAA vs LHP

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-12%

BAA vs RHP

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-1%

BAA vs LHP

	BAA	Batters	K	BB	H	2B	3B	HR
Since 2022vs Left	.236	570	150	57	119	29	1	29
Since 2022vs Right	.230	831	221	67	174	39	1	22
2024vs Left	.150	21	7	1	3	0	0	1
2024vs Right	.250	20	6	0	5	1	0	0
2023vs Left	.225	241	77	18	49	14	0	16
2023vs Right	.197	346	106	32	61	17	1	7
2022vs Left	.252	308	66	38	67	15	1	12
2022vs Right	.254	465	109	35	108	21	0	15
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Home/Away Pitching Splits

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-19%

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-100%

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-22%

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	ERA	WHIP	IP	W	L	SV	K/9	BB/9	HR/9
Since 2022Home	4.69	1.39	159.1	11	12	0	9.8	3.9	1.5
Since 2022Away	3.78	1.13	174.0	10	10	1	10.2	2.8	1.3
2024Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024Away	0.82	0.82	11.0	1	1	0	10.6	0.8	0.8
2023Home	4.54	1.24	69.1	6	6	0	11.3	4.0	1.4
2023Away	3.56	1.01	73.1	4	3	1	11.8	2.3	1.5
2022Home	4.80	1.50	90.0	5	6	0	8.7	3.8	1.5
2022Away	4.32	1.26	89.2	5	6	0	8.8	3.5	1.2
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Stat Review

How does Nick Pivetta compare to other starting pitchers?

This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.

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13.00

K/9

10.6

BB/9

0.8

HR/9

0.8

Fastball

94.2 mph

ERA

0.82

WHIP

0.82

BABIP

.280

GB/FB

1.10

Left On Base

105.3%

Swinging Strike

16.1%

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Latest Fantasy Rumors

In mix for Opening Day

PBoston Red Sox

March 17, 2024

Manager Alex Cora said Sunday he'll soon decide on an Opening Day starter, with Pivetta and Brayan Bello being the likely options, per Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican.

ANALYSIS
Pivetta had a 4.04 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 183:50 K:BB over 142.2 innings as a swingman last season, but he's firmly entrenched in Boston's rotation to begin 2024. The right-hander finished last season strong with a 2.43 ERA in September, and he and Bello are the only true locks for the starting unit at this point.

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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Pivetta struggled early and late in 2022 with a 6.52 ERA between his first five and final eight outings of the season, but he pitched much better during the heart of the campaign with a 3.62 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 118:38 K:BB across his other 20 starts. Now entering his age-30 season, Pivetta lost a tick off his fastball and saw his strikeout rate drop nearly four percentage points to 22.6 percent compared to 2021, and he had a career-worst 45.4 percent hard-hit rate. He has a 4.54 ERA across 63 starts for Boston across the past two seasons and has a secure rotation spot heading into 2023, but his inconsistency makes him a difficult option to trust for fantasy managers. Pivetta's best value is likely to come as a streaming option.

Pivetta was one of the league's biggest first half surprises as he was sitting with a 3.78 ERA and 1.29 WHIP in early June. His 11.4% BB% was high, but a dominant 27.3% K% minimized damage. This is when umpires were instructed to check for grip enhancers. From this point on, Pivetta recorded a 5.06 ERA and 1.31 WHIP, but his BB% significantly fell to 8.7% while his K% dipped only slightly 25.9%. Pivetta's curve and slider spin rates fell for the first five outings after the umpires did their search, but recovered for the remainder of the season. This points to variance, and not a tackier explanation. Considering Pivetta was all but written off, last season was encouraging, but walks and homers remain an issue. He's a rotation lock and the strikeouts and win potential are nice, but they come with ratio risk, and the AL East isn't an easy division to take advantage of favorable matchups.

Pivetta failed to win a starting job with the Phillies, so he began the 2020 season as a reliever. Through three appearances, Pivetta was sporting a 15.88 ERA and 1.94 WHIP with three homers and just four whiffs in 5.2 innings. The struggles prompted Pivetta to lose his roster spot before he was dealt to the Red Sox on Aug. 21. Pivetta was stretched out at Boston's alternate training facility as the Red Sox viewed him as a starter. Pivetta was recalled and made two starts, each lasting five frames with four hits and one earned run allowed. In those 10 innings, he fanned 13 with five walks. The results were enough for Pivetta to get a spring audition as a back-end starter in Boston's depleted rotation. Pivetta will be just 28 years old and the Red Sox are hoping he can rediscover the promising skills displayed in his first two seasons. Perhaps a change of scenery will help, but the wait-and-see approach is recommended.

2019 was supposed to be Pivetta's breakout campaign, as his underlying numbers suggested that a big improvement from his 4.77 ERA was coming. Unfortunately for those who bought into the hype, that didn't come close to happening. He was sent to the minors in mid-April after posting an 8.35 ERA in his first four starts and never really got things together even after returning in late May, posting a 4.66 ERA the rest of way. He lost his rotation spot for good in mid-July, spending the rest of the year in the bullpen. Pivetta's rough season was the product of his numbers falling off across the board. His BB% rose from 7.4% to 9.3%, while his formerly promising 27.1 K% plummeted to 21.1 K%. He also saw his HR/9 balloon to 1.92. The Phillies don't have much reason to bring the Canadian back into the rotation, and there's little reason to believe he'll suddenly become a relief ace.

Pivetta’s underlying numbers from his rookie campaign hinted at the possibility of improvement in 2018, and improvement did indeed come, with the righty cutting his ERA from an ugly 6.02 to a still-high 4.77. The story heading into 2019 is much the same, as Pivetta’s supporting statistics yet again suggest that he has the potential for more. He posted a strong 27.1% strikeout rate (13th-best among qualified starters) and a better-than-average 7.4% walk rate, leading to a solid 3.80 FIP. The problem for the Canadian remains the home-run ball. His career HR/FB remains a troubling 17%, well above the league average. If he can get that in line, he could develop into a workhorse that provides lots of strikeouts and a relatively low ERA. If the homer problem remains, he’ll do enough damage to fantasy owners’ ERAs to render him nothing more than a deep-league option despite the whiffs.

Pivetta was one of several young Phillies to be given a chance in the starting rotation, and like most of them, he struggled, putting up a 6.02 ERA in 133 innings. However, the underlying numbers suggest he deserved better. He struck out 9.5 batters per nine innings, well above the major-league average of 8.3 K/9, and his groundball percentage of 43.8 was right around the league average. His high ERA can be primarily attributed to a relatively high BABIP (.332) and a high HR/FB rate (18.2 percent), both of which can be expected to regress toward the mean next season. If the Phillies trust Pivetta's underlying numbers, he should be given a chance in the rotation again next year and could have more success. Still, he doesn't look like much more than a back-end starter long term.

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May not have lengthy absence

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Elbow

April 9, 2024

Red Sox GM Craig Breslow said Tuesday that Pivetta (elbow) may not be on the injured list much beyond the 15-day minimum, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

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Heads to IL with flexor strain

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April 9, 2024

Pivetta was placed on the 15-day injured list by the Red Sox on Tuesday with a right elbow flexor strain, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.

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Hurls five scoreless frames

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April 3, 2024

Pivetta (1-1) earned the win Wednesday, allowing five hits and one walk over five scoreless innings against the Athletics. He struck out three.

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No support in loss

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March 29, 2024

Pivetta dropped to 0-1 in Friday's 1-0 loss to the Mariners, allowing one run on three hits and zero walks while striking out 10 over six innings.

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Fans nine in finale

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March 24, 2024

Pivetta allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits and one walk while striking out nine over six innings in Saturday's spring start against the Twins.

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